With a 46-year tradition, and set in one of the most inspiring locations on the planet, BANFF is where partnerships are forged and new films and series are pitched, developed and greenlit across scripted, unscripted and kids content.
With 50+ countries participating at the Festival and Rockie Awards each year, it is an unparalleled international marketplace: one of the most prestigious gatherings of the world’s top creators, producers, showrunners, talent, networks, studios, streamers, press and media companies.
The Festival and the Banff Television Festival Foundation (BTFF) have created and executed the largest industry diversity and equity initiatives in the world, having served more than 1000 opportunities to racialized and underrepresented professionals since 2018 via the Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Initiative, the BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media powered by Paramount+ Canada, and the Indigenous Screen Summit. We are working to effect change at scale, break down systemic barriers and reshape the Canadian media landscape into one that is more fair, equitable, and representative.
We believe our industry must recognize and act on its role in the movements for social, political, and environmental progress. We will continue to highlight the power that the entertainment industry has to change minds, change policy, address the world’s greatest challenges and create opportunities for those who have historically been underrepresented.
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WIDC was originally launched at the BANFF World Media Festival in June 1996. WIDC has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the Festival hosting an annual launch event reception to call for submissions and celebrate alumni and sponsors.